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I'm currently building the Leaverite Mine from the old Caboose Hobbies Builders In Scale kit. This is the 2nd kit now that has lots of tie rods directly under cross beams (the other was Campbell Scale's Chama Coaling Tower). I've had trouble getting the tie rods to come out perfectly parallel to the cross ties. Anyone out there have any tips on how to drill the holes on the uprights to get the tie rods parallel?

Any one out there have experience with airbrushing brass locomotives? I've painted several but now that I've resumed model railroading am trying to figure out how to mask the bell and whistle to end up with that "factory painted" look.